How the Medical Industry Benefits from Industrial Monitors

Medical monitors are an integral piece of cutting edge medical technology. Doctors and medical technicians are able to use medical imaging devices and software to provide the best medical care that has ever been available. Of course, obtaining and generating those medical images is only part of the equation. Physicians need to be able to view those images to diagnose problems and provide the needed medical services to their patients. Medical monitors have to be up to the task of providing crystal clear, detailed images to best serve the medical community.

Doctors, nurses and medical technicians cannot simply rely on off-the-shelf monitors when they are viewing critical medical images. Industrial monitors custom made for the medical community and tested by medical industry professionals have to be used to provide the types of images that medical professionals rely on to do their job. This means that medical monitors have to be:

-         Easy to use

-         Able to provide extremely high quality, detailed images

-         Reliable for use when they are needed most

The medical industry LCD monitors from TRU-VuMonitors.com meet all of the requirements that medical professionals expect from their viewing equipment. They have been tested by top professionals in the medical industry and have passed those tests with flying colors. These monitors provide the crucial image viewing capabilities that medical professionals can rely on. TRU-Vu also offers medical monitors which conform to UL 60601-1 standards, enabling them to be deployed in operating rooms.  There's no room for mistakes when it comes to taking care of patients, and doctors know this. The medical LCD monitors from TRU-VuMonitors.com have proven to be the reliable imaging tools that the medical industry needs to provide the highest levels of patient care possible. Medical technology is blazing new paths in health care, and these industrial monitors help medical practitioners make the most of the latest imaging technology.

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Medical Monitors

One area of custom monitors that calls for exacting standards is that of medical monitors. These monitors are manufactured to be in compliance with IEC60601-1, a standard requirement for the use of medical equipment in most countries (these standards are produced by the IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission]).

These are several types of displays used in the medical field:Image by Randy Cox via Flickr

• Diagnostic displays: These displays are used for various medical imaging modalities such as radiology, X-ray, ultrasound, and MRI. These monitors have a high level of brightness and a high contrast ratio to provide sharp and crisp images in either grayscale or color.

• Surgical/endoscopy displays: These medical monitors are designed to provide a high level of precision in the operating room. These monitors feature a high level of brightness and a high contrast ratio (greater than 500:1) needed for an operating room’s high ambient light conditions. A wide viewing angle (178 °) is standard to allow for viewing by multiple surgical staff. Extremely fast response times produce artifact-free video images. These monitors are often offered in high definition to improve the surgeon’s depth perception and hand-view coordination. Some newer models utilize 10-bit digital video to provide lifelike images with more accurate color representation. Dual channels are often supported to provide picture-in-picture or picture-by-picture viewing so that surgeons can see multiple views simultaneously. These monitors also have a seamless protective housing that is easy to disinfect.

• Mammography displays: Designed to meet the needs of clinical mammography reporting and digital breast screening, these monitors allow for contrast adjustment so that the smallest shifts in shading (which can be microcalcifications) can be detected. They are offered in 8-bit gray scale (1,024 levels of grey) and a high nit value (900) to allow for highly detailed viewing.

The medical community has an ever-increasing reliance on high-resolution digital imaging, according to SIIM (Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine). The quality and capability of medical monitors assist doctors and surgeons in more accurate diagnosis and new micro-surgery techniques. Custom monitors continue to address the needs of new medical applications.

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